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Book Synopsis"Not only did religion permeate every aspect of daily life but it affords the only discourse in which we hear an extraordinary range of voices, from housewives to queens, from shoemakers to bishops. John King's excellent and timely collection of primary documents enables us once again to hear their voices."--Peter Stallybrass, University of Pennsylvania
Trade Review"John King's wide-ranging and thoughtfully conceived anthology serves as a remarkable treasure trove of the textual richness of the English Reformation. From biblical translation, to doctrinal controversy, to the literary achievements that thrived in the highly charged theological environment, the selections demonstrate how religious thought powerfully animated the intellectual and imaginative life of the age." * David Scott Kastan, Columbia University *
"A valuable resource. By modernizing and disseminating previously cloistered texts, this anthology enacts the popularizing ambition of many of the works it includes, and succeeds in bringing 'unduly neglected' voices before a new audience." *
Times Literary Supplement *
"Not only did religion permeate every aspect of daily life but it affords the only discourse in which we hear an extraordinary range of voices, from housewives to queens, from shoemakers to bishops. John King's excellent and timely collection of primary documents enables us once again to hear their voices." * Peter Stallybrass, University of Pennsylvania *
"An important and useful complement to the study of the Reformation." *
Literature and History *
